New record of a genus and two species of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from India T.

T. G. Revathi; R. Sundararaj

doi:10.33307/entomon.v41i2.170

New record of a genus and two species of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from India T.

Authors

T. G. Revathi Department of Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology, Loyola College, Chennai -600 034, India
R. Sundararaj Forest and Wood Protection Division, Institute of Wood Science and Technology 18th Cross, Bangalore 560 003, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v41i2.170

Keywords:

Aleyrodidae, Aleurputeus baccaueae, Aleuroclava sterospermi

Abstract

The whitefly genus Aleuroputeus Corbett so far known from Malaysia is reported for the first time from India by reporting occurrence of A. baccaureae Corbett on Tabebuia rosea in Bengaluru, India. Further Aleuroclava stereospermi (Corbett) so far known from Malaysia has been reported for the first time from India on Stereospermum colais. The generic features of Aleuroputeus have been redefined. Both the species have been redescribed with illustrations.

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Published

2016-06-30

How to Cite

Revathi, T. G., & Sundararaj, R. (2016). New record of a genus and two species of whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from India T. ENTOMON, 41(2), 121–124. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v41i2.170